The Death of a PhotorealistThe Death of a Photorealist or the insignificance and treason of imagesAn original story by GromykoOnce upon a time a very skilled painter painted a picture of an apple by copying it from a photograph taken by his friend...he painted the apple so well that one might have mistaken it for an actual photograph.He exhibited the painting and received praises for his extraordinary skill in duplicating the actual photograph...The apple had became some sort of a celebrity among the artworks in the exhibit.The artist became famous.Then came the angel of God to the artist in a dream.He told the painter..."do you honestly believe that go